23 Feb 2007 at 14:10 #1 StuntMonkeh StuntMonkeh Associate Joined 16 Aug 2003 Posts 221 Is there any need? I can't even remember the last time one was even picked up on my system!
23 Feb 2007 at 15:30 #11 StuntMonkeh StuntMonkeh Associate OP Joined 16 Aug 2003 Posts 221 wormvortex said: maybe you have a crap anti virus? Click to expand... Running NOD32..... I was led to believe it was one of the better ones...
wormvortex said: maybe you have a crap anti virus? Click to expand... Running NOD32..... I was led to believe it was one of the better ones...
23 Feb 2007 at 17:22 #18 StuntMonkeh StuntMonkeh Associate OP Joined 16 Aug 2003 Posts 221 Tom84 said: Same here, since i got my new rig ive decided to have as little installed (and as little running) as possible I know what and what not to do on the net so im safe without one Click to expand... I'm pretty much thinking this. It leaves YOU as the virus scanner... Any dubious files you could use just an .exe type scanner not an active scanner.
Tom84 said: Same here, since i got my new rig ive decided to have as little installed (and as little running) as possible I know what and what not to do on the net so im safe without one Click to expand... I'm pretty much thinking this. It leaves YOU as the virus scanner... Any dubious files you could use just an .exe type scanner not an active scanner.
25 Feb 2007 at 22:29 #65 StuntMonkeh StuntMonkeh Associate OP Joined 16 Aug 2003 Posts 221 Gaverick said: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte from security now don't use AV, they say they know what they are doing, I'll go along with that. Click to expand... Think this sums it up to be honest. I'm not saying AV is useless, but I think its very much dependant on the users knowlege of the system. P.S. - 'Security Now' is deffo worth a listen, Steve and Leo explain the items in an easy to follow context.
Gaverick said: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte from security now don't use AV, they say they know what they are doing, I'll go along with that. Click to expand... Think this sums it up to be honest. I'm not saying AV is useless, but I think its very much dependant on the users knowlege of the system. P.S. - 'Security Now' is deffo worth a listen, Steve and Leo explain the items in an easy to follow context.